Child Custody and Support - As enacted, permits a designation as joint primary residential parents or a waiver of the primary residential parent designation upon agreement of the parents when the child is scheduled to reside an equal amount of time with both parents; allows the address of either parent to be used to determine school zoning when the child is scheduled to reside an equal amount of time with both parents. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 36.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 28, 2019
Signed Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2019 · House Mar 14, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 4, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
16
Committee
16
Apr 3, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/26/2019
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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